Chapter 4758-2 Definitions

(A)
"Accredited school or university" means a
school or university accredited by an accrediting agency accepted by the Ohio
board of regents.

(B)
"Alcohol and
other drug clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures" means an
approach to chemical dependency counseling that emphasizes the chemical
dependency counselor's role in systematically assisting clients through all of
the following: analyzing background and current information, exploring possible
solutions, developing and providing a treatment plan, in the case of
independent chemical dependency counselor or chemical dependency counselor III
only, diagnosing chemical dependency conditions. "Alcohol and other drug
clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures" includes counseling,
assessing, consulting, and referral as they relate to chemical dependency
conditions. "Alcohol and other drug clinical counseling principles, methods or
procedures" may also include the twelve core functions and shall include other
accepted principles of counseling, as such principles may apply to the
treatment of individuals with substance abuse or dependence problems. The
methods or procedures of counseling may include those specific categories of
service or intervention as defined by OMHAS or other regulating or funding
entities, so long as such procedures are applied to persons with substance
abuse or dependence and fall within the scopes of practice defined in Chapter
4758. of the Revised Code.

(C)
"Alcohol and other drug prevention services" means a planned process of
strategies and activities designed to preclude the onset of the use of alcohol
and other drugs, reduce problematic use of alcohol and other drugs, or
both.

(D)
"Behavioral science
degree" is defined as a course of study at an accredited school or university,
which includes the study of human behavior or nursing as a focus and requires
at least twenty-seven semester credit hours of the following courses or
additional courses as approved by the board: human services, addictions,
chemical dependency, social work, criminal justice, corrections, psychology,
child development, counseling, personnel and industrial relations, vocational
rehabilitation counseling, sociology.

(H)
"Chemical
dependency conditions" means those conditions relating to the abuse of or
dependency on alcohol or other drugs that are classified in accepted
nosologies, including the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
and the international classification of diseases, and in editions of those
nosologies published after the effective date of this rule.

(I)
"Chemical dependency counseling" means rendering or offering to render to
individuals, groups or the public a counseling service involving the
application of alcohol and other drug clinical counseling principles, methods
or procedures to assist individuals who are abusing or dependent on alcohol or
other drugs.

(J)
"Chemical dependency counselor" means a person who
holds a chemical dependency counselor certificate or license from the
board.

(K)
"Client" means any person or entity seeking or
assigned the services of a CDCA, LCDC II, LCDC III, LICDC, or
LICDC-CS regardless of the chemical dependency counselor's work
setting.

(L)
"Code of Ethics" is the minimum standard of
practice required of chemical dependency counselors, prevention specialists or
clinical supervisors.

(M)
"Complainant"
means a person who files a formal complaint with the board against an
applicant, certificate holder or licensee under the board's
jurisdiction.

(N)
"Consumer" means any person or entity seeking or
assigned the services of an RA, OCPSA, OCPS I, or OCPS II regardless of the
prevention professional's work setting.

(O)
"Credential/credentialed" means a valid license or certificate to practice
chemical dependency counseling or prevention under Chapter 4758. of the Revised Code.

(P)
"Gambling disorder" means a persistent
and recurring maladaptive gambling behavior that is classified in accepted
nosologies, including the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
and the international classification of diseases, and in editions of those
nosologies published after the effective date of this rule.

(Q)
"Hearing officer" means a person
appointed by the board who presides over an appeal hearing.

(R)
"Human behavior related studies" means a
course of study at an accredited school or university in one of the following
areas or additional areas as approved by the board as it relates to prevention
certification: mass communications, interpersonal relations, developmental
psychology, social marketing, child development, counseling, criminology,
pastoral counseling, education, health promotion, leisure studies, nursing,
psychology, public health, rehabilitative services, social work,
socio-cultural anthropology, sociology, public administration, communications,
marketing.

(S)
"IC&RC" means
the international certification and reciprocity consortium.

(T)
"IC&RC
domain" means the performance domain established by IC&RC through their job
analysis process for examinations. Domains include identified tasks, knowledge
and skills which provide the basis for examination questions.

(U)
"Impaired or impairment" is defined by the presence of the disorder of
alcoholism, substance abuse, mental illness or other debilitating
conditions.

(Z)
"Multiple relationship" is defined as any financial,
social, emotional, supervisory, political, administrative, legal or sexual
relationship between a licensee or certificate holder and their client/consumer
which might impair professional judgment or increase the risk of
client/consumer exploitation.

(GG)
"Prevention related field of study" is defined as
a course of study at an accredited school or university in one of the following
areas or additional areas as approved by the board as it relates to prevention
certification: child development, counseling, criminology, pastoral counseling,
education, health promotion, leisure services, nursing, psychology, public
health, rehabilitative services, social work, socio-cultural anthropology,
sociology, public administration, communications, marketing.